EET 430 Applications of FPGAs and VHDL (3-0-3). Prerequisites: EET 315, 316. Programming in Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL) that describes the inputs and outputs, behavior, and functions of circuits. Applications of logic circuitry will be implemented with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology. Return to top

EET 460 Senior Design A (1-0-1). Prerequisites: Senior standing and all required 300- and 400-level program courses. Planning for the capstone course, EET 480 Senior Design B, to demonstrate the ability to define a problem in engineering terms and develop a realistic plan to complete an engineering project. A comprehensive written plan including budget, equipment requirements, time schedule, problem description, design alternatives, and tentative design will be prepared. Students are expected to extend their knowledge through self-study and research in developing and assessing design options. Ethical, legal, and environmental considerations are included. Students are encouraged to propose team projects. Return to top

EET 480 Senior Design B (1-5-3). Prerequisite: EET 460 in previous semester. Complete project development from concept and proposal submitted in EET 460. Final written and oral reports will be required. Return to top

EET 494 Advanced Topics in Electronics Engineering Technology (3-0-3). Prerequisite: Senior standing. Topics of current technical interest in electronics, controls, and computer industries, applying core concepts across the electronic engineering technology curriculum.
NOTE: The content of this course changes periodically to provide the injection of recent technological topic areas and subject material into the curriculum. May be repeated for credit under different course subtitles. Technical Elective. Return to top

EET 497 Special Topics in Electronics Engineering Technology (1 to 6 credits). Prerequisite: Senior standing. Independent study on a special topic or project under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Technical Elective. Return to top

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GET 197 (1-6 credits) Independent Study in Engineering Technology. Prerequisite: Freshman standing or permission of instructor. Independent study on a special topic or project under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 credit hours with a change of topic. Technical Elective Return to top

GET 255 Introduction to Robotics and Automated Systems (3-2-4) Prerequisite: None. Introduction to robotics and automated systems. The development of robots, different working models of robots, selection sensors, and programming of robot controllers. Introduction to computer integrated manufacturing operations, including types and components of CIM systems, economic considerations, and the integration of CIM components into a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). Laboratory projects to include construction and programming of mobile robots (e.g., LEGO Mindstorms Robots or Parallax BASIC Stamp II Boe-Bot) and the assembly and test of individual component designs for CIM systems into a miniature FMS built from the Fischertechnik models. Technical Elective. Return to top

GET 285 Science of Alternative Energy (3-2-4) Prerequisite: None. This course covers present-day energy systems and covers and in-depth analysis of the design and installation of alternative energy systems. The focus is on renewable energy sources (wind, solar, biomass), but other non-carbon-emitting sources (nuclear) and lowered-carbon sources (co-generative gas turbine plants, fuel cells) also are studied. Both the devices as well as the overall systems are analyzed. Laboratory experiments will demonstrate wind turbines, solar panels, and fuel cells. Technical Elective Return to top

GET 297 (1-6 credits) Independent Study in Engineering Technology. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Independent study on a special topic or project under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 credit hours with a change of topic. Technical Elective Return to top

GET 321 Robotics I Lab (0-4-2). Prerequisites: associate-degree-level physics, statics, dynamics, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus; or ESC 203, or MET 300. Prerequisite or corequisite: MTT 300. An overview of the technology, methods, and practices of robotics and mechatronics (the integration of mechanical, electrical, and computing elements), with basic details on key topics such as kinematics, mechanisms, actuators, sensors, motors, electronic hardware, controllers, and vision. Development of a math foundation in linear algebra and vectors to describe robotic configurations of various degrees of freedom. Laboratory projects to include construction of robots (e.g. LEGO Mindstorms Robots), which are driven by a microcontroller and exhibit various behaviors. Technical Elective. Return to top

GET 455 Robotics System Design (3-0-3). Prerequisites: GET 320, GET 321, GET 420, GET 421, and GET 430 or EET 440. Design of robotics systems, including concept development, modeling, simulation, selection, and optimization of equipment, sensors, and controllers. Economic consideration, reliability and safety, and documentation of final design. Examples of robotics systems designs to be chosen from industrial and non-industrial applications. Technical Elective. Return to top

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MET 201 Statics for Engineering Technology (2-2-3). Prerequisite: None. Introductory level statics. Analysis of static equilibrium of trusses and frames including forces in members and joints. Section and mass properties, friction, centroids, moment of inertia, radius of gyration, and virtual work. Laboratory work will consist of experiments that reinforce the theory (lectures). Return to top

MET 202 Dynamics for Engineering Technology (2-2-3). Prerequisite: MET 201 Statics for Engineering Technology. Introductory level dynamics. Dynamic of particles and bodies in translation or rotation; the kinematics of plane motion, relative motion, the concept of force, mass, and acceleration; work and energy, impulse and momentum Laboratory work will consist of experiments that reinforce the theory (lectures). Return to top

MET 300 Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics (4-1-4). Prerequisites: associate-degree-level algebra, trigonometry, and geometry. Bridge course for associate-degree holders without familiarity with introductory level statics, dynamics, and strength of materials. Analysis of static equilibrium of trusses and frames including forces in members and joints. Section and mass properties. Static and dynamic friction. Dynamic of particles and bodies in translation or rotation. Fundamental properties of ductile and brittle metals for stress and strain. Direct stress and shear, bending stress, and torsional shear in components. Laboratory tensile test and bending deflection demonstrations. Return to top

MET 330 Advanced Dynamics (4-0-4). Prerequisites: associate-degree-level calculus, statics, and strength of materials courses or MET 300, and MTT 300. Displacement, velocity and acceleration of particles and rigid bodies with combined translation and rotation. Reaction and inertia forces and mass and polar moments of inertia. Analysis by equations of motion, force-acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum. Conservative and non-conservative forces and moments. Free and forced vibrations, natural frequency, and fundamentals of damping and vibration isolation. Return to top

MET 345 Thermodynamics (4-0-4). Prerequisites: associate-degree-level calculus, dynamics, and fluid power. Corequisites: MTT 300, MET 320. The study of classical thermodynamics approach to system and control volumes, properties and processes of gases and vapors, zeroth, first, and second laws of systems and control volumes. Vapor and gas power systems. Refrigeration and heat pumps systems. Ideal gas mixtures and psychometrics, reacting gases and combustion. Return to top

MET 441 Finite Element Analysis (3-0-3). Prerequisites: MET 320, MET 330, MET 410. This course provides an introduction to the finite element method for analysis of trusses, frames, and various machines. A finite element software package will be used to perform forces, stress, and displacement analysis, which will be compared with rigorous solutions using methods presented in statics, mechanics of materials, and machine design courses. Technical Elective. Return to top

MET 470 Senior Design A (1-0-1). Prerequisites: Senior standing and all required 300- and 400-level program courses. Planning for the capstone course, MET 480 Senior Design B, to demonstrate the ability to define a problem in engineering terms and develop a realistic plan to complete an engineering project. A comprehensive written plan including budget, equipment requirements, time schedule, problem description, design alternatives, and tentative design will be prepared. Students are expected to extend their knowledge through self-study and research in developing and assessing design options. Ethical, legal, and environmental considerations are included. Students are encouraged to propose team projects. Return to top

MET 480 Senior Design B (1-5-3). Prerequisite: MET 470 in previous semester. Capstone course to demonstrate mastery of analysis and design techniques and engineering judgment applied to a realistic engineering problem. A comprehensive report including research, testing, and analysis results will be required along with an oral presentation. Professional, ethical, social, and legal considerations will be considered. Return to top

MET 494 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering Technology (3-0-3). Prerequisite: Senior standing. Topics of current technical interest, applying core concepts across the Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum. NOTE: The content of this course changes periodically to provide the injection of recent technological topic areas and subject material into the curriculum. May be repeated for credit under different course subtitles. Technical Elective. Return to top

MET 497 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering Technology (1 to 6 credits). Prerequisite: Senior standing. Independent study on a special topic or project under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Technical Elective. Return to top